STATEMENT INVERLEIGH FOOTBALL CLUB

the decision of Club and its committee accept The Inverleigh Football Netball Ryan Garrard. a six-week penalty to our co-captain the AFL Barwon tribunal to award deepest empathy and club and Ryan both express our Regardless of the outcome, the community wishes family, as no one within the football support for Jack and the Brauman in the way Jack was. No sporting to see players from any club injured his and we wish Jack all the best on rivalry will transcend humanity recovery. that incidents like this will always We’d also like to acknowledge regardless of intent or character. harbour anger and disappointment contact made was clearly severe, The IFNC cannot dispute that in no acknowledging the outcome was however we stand by Ryan in nature. Due process has now way intentional or malicious in outcome has been settled in played out, and the appropriate accordance with the league rules. request any unfounded As a result, the club wishes to his character please be comments regarding Ryan or conversations and not reserved for your own private large. shared with the community at our club because of his Ryan is an appointed leader of which remains loyalty, integrity and kind nature, unchanged. the positives of local Moving forward, we focus on to this week’s Grand football by turning our attention our senior football and C-Grade Final. The club is proud of both weekend. These players have netball teams playing off this of a community that has captured the heart and imaginations to achieve the ultimate reward endured recess and now aims be celebrated. in GDFL footy, and that should